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McRoberts Strikers midfielder Braeden Vajda tries to manoeuvre around a Trojan during the Vancouver and District final at Hugh Boyd.
Photo by Chung Chow
McRoberts senior boys soccer season a success
Published 12:17 PST, Tue November 28, 2017
Last Updated: 2:12 PDT, Wed May 12, 2021
Hugh McRoberts senior boys soccer team has
had a successful season by any measure.
After an undefeated regular season, the
Strikers won city bragging rights with a 2-1 win over the McNair Marlins. They
then beat the Notre Dame Jugglers in penalty kicks courtesy a pair of saves
from goalie Daniel Judkowicz to claim the Vancouver District
championship.
Then last week, they were placed in the same
pool as last year’s provincial AA soccer champions, St. Michael’s University,
and more than held their own on their way to finishing in the province’s top
10.
“It was a memorable season, and definitely
the most talented team I’ve ever coached,” said coach Drew Arnold, who
complimented the team’s Grade 12s for their play on the pitch, leadership, encouragement and commitment. “I think our young
players fed off of the graduating players’ work ethic, and gained insight into how hard successful teams work…”
Many Grade 9, 10 and 11 players made
significant contributions towards this year’s success.
In the pressure-packed penalty kicks portion of the Vancouver
District championship game, the title-clinching goal was coolly slotted
home by Grade 10 Saif Ali Pasha. Also returning are Grade 11 student Matheus
Jayme, Grade 10 student Jenaro Medina and Grade 9 playmaker Josh Bhandal, a
product of Richmond’s TSS soccer academy, as well as a pair of Ethans, Vajda
and van den Hemel.
“The loss of our seniors will undoubtedly be
felt next year, but the torch has been passed to some very capable…young
players,” Arnold said.
Also graduating this July are: Ryan Heroux
(named to Commissioner’s 11 at the provincials), defensive standouts Alex
Jerstad, Cam Knight, and Arman Avagyan, as well as Braeden Vajda, Andre Ho,
Gregory Schuetz and Noel van den Hemel. Jacqueline Tyrer and Andrey Krasnoperov
were the team managers.
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